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Historical Event on 7/7/1998

India wins Singer-Akai Nidahas Trophy defeating Sri Lanka by six runs in the final at Colombo. New Zealand was the third team in the fray.

Other Historical Dates and Events
7/1/1852For the first time in Asia, Postal Stamp for the general public was issued by Sindh Province in Karachi.
4/16/1930Baba Kanshi Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer, was arrested by British police.
5/15/1996The 11th Lok Sabha constituted as Election Commission submits a list of 534 successful candidates to President.
9/8/1997English chosen as the official language of Dravidian University which was set up at Kuppam (Andhra Pradesh) jointly by the southern states.
8/13/1638Durgadas Rathore, social reformer, was born at Salwa.
6/7/1999Supreme Court, through an interim order, stayed the execution of the four accused in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case till July 19, 1999.
1/26/1926V. G. Kanitkar, famous Marathi literatteur, was born.
9/30/1992Laurie Baker wins Rs. 25 lakh UN World Habitat award.
5/20/1996CPI Leader Indrajit Gupta appointed pro-term speaker in the Lok Sahba.
7/16/1992Amar Varma, Hindi author, producer and director, died.